M.S: 


(B.  A.  I.  Order  285.) 

United  States  Department  of  Agriculture, 

BUREAU  OF  ANIMAL  INDUSTRY. 


RULE  1,  REVISION  22.— TO  PREVENT  THE  SPREAD  OF  SPLENETIC, 
SOUTHERN,  OR  TEXAS  FEVER  IN  CATTLE. 

Effective  on  and  after  December  31,  1923. 


United  States  Department  of  Agriculture, 

Office  of  the  Secretary. 

The  fact  has  been  determined  by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  and 
notice  is  hereby  given,  that  the  contagious  and  infectious  disease 
known  as  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever,  exists  in  cattle  in  Bibb 
and  Washington  Counties,  Ala.;  Iberia  Parish,  La.;  and  Anderson, 
Brazos,  Bell,  Freestone,  Lampasas,  Lee,  Robertson,  Upshur,  and 
Wood  Counties,  Tex.;  and  that  said-mentioned  disease  still  exists 
among  cattle  in  other  portions  of  the  States  of  Alabama,  Louisiana, 
and  Texas,  and  also  in  the  following  States  and  Territory,  to  wit: 
Arkansas,  Florida,  Georgia,  Mississippi,  North  Carolina,  Oklahoma, 
Virginia,  and  Porto  Rico. 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Henry  C.  Wallace,  Secretary  of  Agriculture, 
under  authority  conferred  b}T  section  1  of  the  act  of  Congress  ap- 
proved March  3,  1905  (33  Stat.  1264),  do  hereby  quarantine  the 
areas  hereinafter  described;  and  do  order  by  this  rule  1,  revision  22, 
under  the  authority  and  discretion  conferred  on  the  Secretary  of 
Agriculture  by  section  3  of  the  said  act  of  Congress  approved  March 
3,  1905  (33  Stat.  1265),  that  the  interstate  movement  of  cattle  from 
the  areas  herein  quarantined  shall  be  made  only  in  accordance  with 
the  regulation  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  for  the  prevention  of 
the  spread  of  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  in  cattle. 

AREAS  QUARANTINED. 

The  following  areas  are  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or 
Texas  fever  in  cattle : 

ALABAMA. 

The  following  counties  and  portions  of  counties  are  quarantined : 
Bibb,  Choctaw,  Escambia,  Shelby,  and  Washington  Counties;  that 
portion  of  Jefferson  County  lying  south  and  west  of  a  line  begin- 
ning at  the  intersection  of  the  western  boundary  of  said  county  with 
the  line  between  townships  14  and  15  south,  and  running  thence 
east  with  said  township  line  to  the  line  between  ranges  3  and  4 
west,  thence  south  with  said  range  line  to  the  line  between  town- 
ships 17  and  18  south,  thence  west  with  said  township  line  to  the 
line  between  ranges  4  and  5  west,  thence  south  with  said  range  line 
to  the  line  between  townships  18  and  19  south,  thence  east  with 
said  township  line  to  the  eastern  boundary  of  said  county,  except 
the  area  within  the  city  limits  of  Birmingham;  that  portion  of 
Mobile  County  south  of  the  Gulf,  Mobile  &  Northern  Railway,  ex- 

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cept  the  area  within  the  city  limits  of  Mobile;  also  that  portion  of 
Mobile  County  comprising  Dauphin  Island. 

ARKANSAS. 

The  following  counties  and  portions  of  counties  are  quarantined : 
Ashley,  Bradley,  Calhoun,  Chicot,  Clark,  Cleburne,  Cleveland,  Co- 
lumbia, Crawford,  Dallas,  Desha,  Drew,  Carland,  Grant,  Hemp- 
stead, Hot  Spring,  Howard,  Jefferson,  Lafayette,  Lincoln,  Little 
River,  Logan,  Miller,  Montgomery,  Nevada,  Ouachita,  Perry,  Pike, 
Polk,  Saline,  Scott,  Sevier,  Union,  White,  and  Yell;  that  portion 
of  Conway  County  south  of  the  Arkansas  River;  also  that  portion 
of  said  county  north  of  the  line  between  townships  7  and  8  north; 
that  portion  of  Jackson  County  lying  west  of  the  White  River  and 
south  of  the  township  line  between  townships  10  and  11  north; 
that  portion  of  Pulaski  County  lying  south  and  west  of  the  follow- 
ing described  line :  Beginning  at  a  point  where  the  Arkansas  River 
intersects  the  boundary  line  of  Faulkner  and  Pulaski  Counties,  run- 
ning thence  along  said  river  in  a  southeasterly  direction  to  a  point 
where  the  Valley  Division  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  inter- 
sects said  river,  at  the  Union  Station  in  the  City  of  Little  Rock, 
and  running  thence  along  said  railroad  in  a  southeasterly  direction 
to  a  point  where  said  railroad  intersects  the  northern  boundary  line 
of  Saline  County;  and  that  portion  of  Van  Buren  County  east  of 
the  line  between  ranges  13  and  14  west. 

FLORIDA. 

The  entire  State  of  Florida  is  quarantined,  except  the  counties  of 
Broward,  Dade,  Monroe,  and  Palm  Beach. 

GEORGIA. 

The  following  counties  are  quarantined :  Charlton,  Clinch,  Echols, 
and  Lanier. 

LOUISIANA. 

The  following  parishes  and  portions  of  parishes  are  quarantined : 
Acadia,  Allen,  Avoyelles,  Beauregard,  Bienville,  Bossier,  De  Soto, 
Evangeline,  Franklin,  Grant,  Iberia,  Jackson,  Lafayette,  La  Salle, 
Livingston,  Natchitoches,  Rapides,  Sabine,  St.  Helena,  St.  Landry, 
St.  Martin,  St.  Tammany,  Tangipahoa,  Union,  Vernon,  Washing- 
ton, Webster,  West  Carroll,  and  Winn;  all  that  portion  of  Cald- 
well Parish  lying  west  of  the  Ouachita  River;  all  that  portion  of 
Catahoula  Parish  lying  west  of  the  Ouachita  and  Black  Rivers;  all 
that  portion  of  Red  River  Parish  lying  east  of  the  Red  River;  and 
all  that  portion  of  Ouachita  Parish  lying  west  of  the  Ouachita  River. 

MISSISSIPPI. 

The  following  counties  are  quarantined:  Clarke,  Covington,  For- 
rest, George,  Greene,  Hancock,  Harrison,  Jackson,  Jasper,  Jefferson 
Davis,  Jones,  Lamar,  Lawrence,  Marion,  Pearl  River,  Perry,  Simp- 
son, Smith,  Stone,  Walthall,  and  Wayne. 

NORTH   CAROLINA. 

The  following  counties  and  portions  of  counties  are  quarantined  : 
Brunswick,  Carteret,  Columbus,  Craven,  Currituck,  Hyde,  Jones, 
Martin,  Onslow,  Pamlico,  Tyrrell,  and  Washington ;  that  portion  of 
Beaufort  County  lying  south  of  the  Pamlico  River ;  and  all  of  Dare 


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County  except  that  portion  known  as  the  Banks,  bounded  on  the 
south  by  the  Oregon  Inlet,  on  the  east  by  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  on  the 
north  by  the  Banks  of  Currituck  County,  and  on  the  west  by  Cur- 
rituck Sound,  including  Colington  Island. 

OKLAHOMA. 

The  following  counties  and  portions  of  counties  are  quarantined: 
Latimer,  McCurtain,  Pushmataha,  and  Sequoyah:  that  portion  of 
Le  Flore  County  lying  east  and  south  of  the  following-described  line  : 
Beginning  on  the  line  between  Oklahoma  and  Arkansas  where  same 
is  intersected  by  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railway,  and 
running  thence  westerly,  following  said  railroad,  to  the  line  between 
ranges  26  and  27  east:  thence  south  to  the  northwest  corner  cf  sec- 
tion 30,  township  6  north,  range  27  east;  thence  west  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  section  26,  township  6  north,  range  26  east ;  thence 
south  to  the  northwest  corner  of  section  2,  township  5  north,  range 
26  east ;  thence  west  to  the  northwest  corner  of  section  5.  township  5 
north,  range  26  east;  thence  south  to  the  line  between  townships  -i 
and  5  north:  thence  west  on  said  township  line  to  the  line  between 
ranges  25  and  26  east ;  thence  south  on  said  range  line  to  the  ridge  of 
the  Kiamichi  Mountains:  thence  in  a  westerly  direction,  following  the 
ridge  of  said  mountain,  to  the  east  line  of  Pushmataha  County ;  and 
that  portion  cf  Choctaw  County  lying  east  of  a  line  beginning  on 
the  north  line  of  Choctaw  County  at  its  intersection  by  the  St.  Louis- 
San  Francisco  Railway  and  running  thence  southeasterly  following 
said  railroad  to  the  line  between  townships  5  and  6  south:  thence 
east  following  said  township  line  to  the  northeast  corner  of  section 
2,  township  6  south,  range  17  east:  thence  south  along  section  line 
to  line  between  townships  6  and  7  south ;  thence  west  along  said  town- 
ship line  to  the  St.  Louis-San  Francisco  Railway :  thence  in  a  south- 
easterly direction,  following  the  St.  Louis-San  Francisco  Railway, 
to  Red  River. 

PORTO   RICO. 

The  entire  territory  is  quarantined. 

TEXAS. 

The  following  counties  and  portions  of  counties  are  quarantined : 
Anderson,  Angelina,  Aransas,  Atascosa,  Austin,  Bastrop,  Bee,  Bell, 
Bexar,  Brazoria,  Brazos,  Burleson,  Caldwell,  Calhoun,  Cameron, 
Cass,  Chambers,  Cherokee,  Colorado,  Comal,  De  Witt,  Dimmit, 
Eastland,  Fayette,  Fort  Bend,  Freestone,  Frio,  Galveston,  Goliad, 
Gonzales,  Gregg,  Grimes,  Guadalupe,  Hardin,  Harris.  Hays,  Hen- 
derson, Hidalgo,  Houston,  Jackson,  Jasper,  Jefferson,  Jim  Hogg, 
Karnes,  Kinney,  Kleburg.  La  Salle,  Lampasas,  Lee.  Lavaca,  Leon, 
Liberty,  Live  Oak.  McMullen,  Marion,  Matagorda,  Madison,  Maver- 
ick. Medina,  Milam.  Montgomery,  Xacadoches.  Xewton,  Xueces, 
Orange.  Panola,  Polk,  Refugio,  Robertson,  Rusk,  Sabine,  San  Augus- 
tine. San  Jacinto,  San  Patriocio,  Shelby,  Somervel,  Starr,  Trinity, 
Tyler,  L  valde.  L^pshur,  Val  Verde,  Victoria,  Walker.  Waller,  Wash- 
ington, Webb,  Wharton,  Willacy.  Wilson,  Wood,  Zapata,  and  Za- 
valla :  that  portion  of  Brooks  County  lying  south  of  27°  north 
latitude:  that  portion  of  Duval  County  lying  north  of  a  line  be- 
ginning where  the  Jaboncilles  Creek  intersects  the  eastern  boundary 
line  of  Duval  County,  and  running  thence  northwest   along. said 


creek  to  a  point  where  it  intersects  the  National  of  Mexico  Rail- 
road, thence  along  said  railroad  in  a  southwesterly  direction  to 
the  point  where  said  railroad  intersects  the  southern  boundary  line 
of  Duval  County;  that  portion  of  Jim  Wells  County  lying  north 
and  east  of  Conception  Creek;  that  portion  of  Lamar  County  lying 
north  of  the  following-described  line :  Beginning  at  a  point  where 
the  Texas  &  Pacific  Railway  crosses  the  Red  River  and  Lamar 
County  line,  and  running  thence  on  the  south  right-of-way  fence 
line  of  the  Texas  &  Pacific  Railway  to  the  intersection  of  said  fence 
and  the  west  line  of  Lamar  County;  and  all  of  Kenedy  County, 
except  that  portion  lying  within  a  line  beginning  at  a  point  where 
the  Kenedy-Brooks  County  line  intersects  the  south  line  of  the  San 
Antonio  del  Insenal  grant,  and  running  thence  east  along  the  south 
line  of  the  said  grant  to  a  fence  separating  the  pastures  of  Ed.  C. 
Lasater  from  those  of  the  Kennedy  Pasture  Co.,  thence  south 
along  the  said  pasture  fence  to  the  southwest  corner  of  the  pasture 
belonging  to  the  said  Kennedy  Pasture  Co.,  thence  east  along  the 
fence  separating  the  pasture  of  Ed.  C.  Lasater  from  those  belong- 
ing to  the  said  Kennedy  Pasture  Co.,  to  its  intersection  with  the 
north  and  south  fence  separating  the  pastures  of  the  Armstrong  ranch 
from  those  belonging  to  Ed.  C.  Lasater,  thence  south  along  said 
fence  to  where  it  joins  a  fence  separating  the  pasture  of  Mrs.  H.  M. 
King  from  the  pasture  of  Ed.  C.  Lasater,  thence  in  a  westerly  and 
southerly  direction  along  said  fence,  separating  the  pasture  of  Mrs. 
H.  M.  King  from  the  pasture  of  Ed.  C.  Lasater,  to  the  Brooks- 
Kenedy  County  line,  thence  north  along  the  Brooks-Kenedy  County 
line  to  place  of  beginning. 

In  the  State  of  Texas,  where  a  line  of  railroad  separates  the 
quarantined  from  the  free  area,  shipping  points  are  reserved  for  non- 
infected  cattle  as  follows:  Realitos,  Duval  County;  and  Paris, 
Brookston,  and  Petty,  Lamar  County. 

VIRGINIA. 

The  counties  of  Southampton,  Isle  of  Wight,  Nansemond,  and  all 
of  Surry  County,  except  the  Guilford  magisterial  district  and  court- 
house precinct  of  Cobham  magisterial  district,  are  quarantined. 

FEEDING  STATIONS  FOR  NONINFECTED  CATTLE. 

Cattle  not  of  the  quarantined  area  and  cattle  of  the  quarantined 
area,  when  properly  dipped,  inspected,  or  certified  in  accordance  with 
the  bureau  requirements,  may  be  transported  interstate  by  rail 
through  the  quarantined  area,  and  when  unloaded  therein  for  rest, 
feed,  and  water,  shall  be  handled  in  properly  equipped  noninfectious 
pens,  set  apart  for  such  cattle  at  the  stock  pens  of  the  Missouri 
Pacific  Railroad  Co.  at  Texarkana  and  McGhee,  Ark. ;  the  stock  pens 
of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railway  Co.  at  Boonville  and 
Biddle,  Ark. ;  the  stock  pens  of  the  St.  Louis  Southwestern  Railway 
Co.  at  Pine  Bluff,  Ark.;  and  the  stock  pens  of  the  Kansas  City 
Southern  Railway  Co.  at  Mena,  Ark. ;  the  Jacksonville  Union  Stock- 
yards at  Jacksonville,  Fla. ;  the  National  Stockyards  at  Jacksonville, 
Fla. ;  the  stock  pens  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  and  the  Texas 
&  Pacific  Railway  at  Alexandria,  La. ;  the  stock  pens  of  the  Missis- 
sippi Development  Board  at  Hattiesburg,  Miss.;  the  stockyards  of 
the  International  &  Great  Northern  Railway  at  Laredo,  Tex.;  the 


Union  Stockyards  at  San  Antonio,  Tex.;  the  Union  Stockyards  at 
Houston,  Tex.;  the  stock  pens  of  the  San  Antonio  &  Aransas  Pass 
Railway  at  Yoakum,  Tex. ;  the  stock  pens  of  the  Galveston,  Harris- 
burg  &  San  Antonio  Railway  (Southern  Pacific  lines)  at  Palacios, 
Tex.;  the  stock  pens  of  the  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Railway  at 
Cisco,  Tex.;  the  stock  pens  of  the  Texas  &  Pacific  Railway  Co.  at 
Longview  Junction,  Tex.;  the  stock  pens  of  the  Southern  Pacific 
Railway  Co.  (Englewood),  Houston,  Tex.;  the  stock  pens  of  the 
Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  Railway  Co.  at  Bellville  and  Temple, 
Tex. ;  the  stock  pens  of  the  International  &  Great  Northern  Railway 
at  Palestine,  Tex.;  and  at  such  other  points  as  may  from  time  to 
time  be  authorized  by  the  chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry, 
provided  such  pens  and  the  platforms,  chutes,  and  alleyways  lead- 
ing thereto  have  been  cleaned  and  disinfected  under  the  supervision 
of  an  employee  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  and  are  con- 
structed and  maintained  in  accordance  with  the  specifications  set'  out 
in  the  regulation  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  to  prevent  the 
spread  of  splenetic  fever  in  cattle. 

INTERPRETATION. 

This  rule  1,  revision  22,  shall  be  construed  in  connection  with  the 
regulation  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  for  the  prevention  of  the 
spread  of  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  in  cattle,  and  is  subject 
to  amendment  or  revision  on  statutory  notice. 

Rule  1,  revision  21  (B.  A.  I.  Order  279),  dated  November  7,  1922, 
effective  December  10,  1922,  and  amendment  1  thereto,  shall  cease  to 
be  effective  on  and  after  December  31,  1923,  on  and  after  which  date 
this  rule  1,  revision  22,  which  for  purposes  of  identification  is  desig- 
nated as  B.  A.  I.  Order  285,  shall  become  and  be  effective  until  other- 
wise ordered. 

The  effect  of  this  order  is  as  follows : 

In  Alabama,  Bibb  and  Washington  Counties  are  requarantined. 

In  Arkansas,  St.  Francis  County,  the  remainder  of  Faulkner  and 
Lonoke  Counties,  and  a  portion  of  Pulaski  County  are  released  from 
quarantine. 

In  Georgia  the  following  counties  are  released  from  quarantine: 
Atkinson,  Brantley,  Camden,  Liberty,  and  Long. 

In  Louisiana,  Iberia  Parish  is  requarantined. 

In  North  Carolina  the  following  counties  are  released  from  quar- 
antine: Bertie,  Camden,  Gates,  Hertford,  Perquimans,  and  a  por- 
tion of  Beaufort  and  Dare  Counties. 

In  Texas  the  following  counties  are  requarantined:  Brazos,  Bell, 
Freestone,  Lampasas,  Lee,  Robertson,  Upshur,  Wood,  and  the  re- 
mainder of  Anderson  County. 

The  existing  quarantine  of  areas  in  the  States  of  Florida,  Missis- 
sippi, Oklahoma,  and  Virginia,  and  the  Territory  of  Porto  Rico  is 
continued. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  5th  day  of  De- 
cember, 1923. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  Department  of 
Agriculture. 

Henry  C.  Wallace, 

Secretary  of  Agriculture. 

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